By Dr. Nicole Brady, Chief Medical Officer, UnitedHealthcare Student Resources For many, the holiday season provides a unique opportunity to pause from daily responsibilities and focus on the people who matter most. While gift-giving and festivities are often the center of celebrations, the true value of the season lies in nurturing meaningful connections with friends,…
by Megan Sayles AFRO Staff Writer Credit scores affect everything from interest rates to major purchases, like houses and cars, but the rules that shape them continue to evolve. This week, the AFRO spoke with Bonita Grant, founder and owner of Cure My Credit Score, about changes in 2026 and the smartest strategies to stay…
By Andrea Stevens AFRO Staff Writer In cities across the country, many Black households say rising prices are reshaping their daily routines. Costs for food, housing and health care continue to rise faster than wages. People are now making difficult choices about expenses that once felt ordinary. According to the September 2025 Consumer Price Index…
Buffalo Soldiers have been mythologized in movies, television, and popular songs. Despite this romanticism, their history is complex, and their stories are worthy of deeper understanding. For Race and Country: Buffalo Soldiers in California, a new exhibition from the Ontario Museum of History & Art, explores the surprising history surrounding all-Black US Army regiments whose…
Edward Henderson | California Black Media Rhonda Smith is an experienced leader with a diverse background spanning nonprofit leadership, cancer advocacy, health equity, corporate consulting and international business. Smith is currently the Executive Director of the California Black Health Network(CBHN), a trusted resource conducting outreach, education and advocacy to achieve health equity for African…
Edward Henderson | California Black Media Kaci Patterson is the founder and Chief Architect of the Black Equity Collective (BEC). This network of funders and nonprofit leaders is committed to investing in the long-term sustainability of Black-led organizations in Southern California. A graduate of Pepperdine University, Patterson holds an MBA in Organizational Management &…
by Alice T. Crowe Black Americans have struggled to build wealth in America through property ownership. Owning land meant freedom. Government policies like redlining and restrictive covenants cheated Black families and communities out of wealth. Jim Crow’s color-coded paper maps were just one ruse in a trick bag of tactics used to normalize segregation and…
Edward Henderson | California Black Media Areva Martin is an award-winning civil rights attorney, talk show host, commentator, author, and keynote speaker who offers commentary on politics, women’s rights, children’s rights, disability rights and civil rights. She is President and CEO of the Special Needs Network, which she founded to advance disability rights and support…
Edward Henderson | California Black Media Rhonda Smith is an experienced leader with a diverse background spanning nonprofit leadership, cancer advocacy, health equity, corporate consulting and international business. Smith is currently the Executive Director of the California Black Health Network(CBHN), a trusted resource conducting outreach, education and advocacy to achieve health equity for African Americans…
By Niyoka McCoy, Ed.D., Chief Learning Officer, Stride/K12 Swinging side by side with a friend on the playground. Sharing chalk over bright, colorful sidewalk drawings. Hiding behind a tree during a spirited game of hide-and-seek. These simple moments between children may seem small, but they matter more than we think: They lay the foundation for…
Illuminate Education will be required to implement an information security program to address data security failures after a breach involving data of more than 10 million students The Federal Trade Commission will require education technology provider Illuminate Education, Inc. (Illuminate) to implement a data security program and delete unnecessary data to settle allegations that the…
By Alexis Taylor AFRO Managing Editor One of my earliest memories as a child is a night from the early 90s. In my family’s small, but sufficient MacDonald Manor apartment in Chesapeake, Va., a scene plays out. My mother and I are in the living room. It’s the middle of the night, but this night,…
Eta Phi Beta Sorority Inc., Gamma Omega Chapter celebrates its new President, Myrna Torrence-Washington, for the year 2025 2026. She is a 13-year member who has served in many positions including President, Vice President, Financial Secretary, Treasurer, Recording Secretary, Intake Membership Coordinator, and Assistant Intake Coordinator. Since her induction, time has progressed rapidly. In October,…
By Korbin McCarthy The Los Angeles Chargers are proof that a bye week can be very beneficial for your program. The time off helped the Chargers reset, recharger and get healthy. After coming off the bye week they delivered a dominating performance against their AFC Division rival, the Las Vegas Raiders. These two teams have…
By Kevin Harris and Cleve Mesidor Congress is actively working on groundbreaking legislation that would provide much needed regulatory clarity. The Digital Assets Market Structure legislation being developed by the U.S. Senate Agriculture and Banking committees can be better positioned to foster economic growth, promote financial education, and support guard rails for the early and…
By Stacy M. Brown Six months into Kash Patel’s tenure as Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, a newly compiled internal report from a national alliance of retired and active-duty FBI agents and analysts delivers a stark warning about what the Bureau has become under his leadership. The 115-page document, submitted to Congress this…
By Stacy M. Brown Forty-three years after “Thriller” hit the world like a lightning bolt, its anniversary still behaves like a global holiday. This weekend the celebration stretched from one continent to the next. In London, a Brixton record stall blasted the bassline of “Billie Jean” as shoppers argued over vintage vinyl. In Paris, a…
By Dori McCarroll “If you were asked to design a school and had no limitations on what you could do and what you could offer students, what would you create?” That was the question our group received during an October gathering in Atlanta of educators, legislators, faith leaders, parents, and other school choice advocates. The…
The Federal Trade Commission is sending payments totaling nearly $15.3 million to consumers who were affected by deceptively marketed antivirus software from Avast. In February 2024, the FTC alleged that Avast used its browser extensions and antivirus software to collect, store, and sell consumers’ browsing information without adequate notice and without consumer consent. The FTC…
Michael Neuroth “But if anyone strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other also…” (Matthew 5:39) “Courage is Contagious!” was the closing reminder at a recent training I attended here in Washington, DC. The training was held by Free DC, a local movement advocating for “home rule” for DC’s over 700,000 residents, whose local…
MORENO VALLEY, CA (Nov. 26, 2025) – Riverside University Health System – Medical Center (RUHS – MC) was recognized for providing exceptional surgical care by the American College of Surgeons (ACS), a nationally renowned professional medical association. This is the second consecutive year the Medical Center has been recognized for achieving meritorious outcomes for…
WASHINGTON — Today, the Department of Commerce, the Office of the United States Trade Representative, and the Department of Health and Human Services issued the following statements announcing an agreement in principle on pharmaceutical pricing between the United States and the United Kingdom. In the historic U.S.-U.K. Economic Prosperity Deal (EPD), President Trump and Prime…
By Tashi McQueen/AFRO Staff Writer For many military veterans, what they endure while serving their country is just half of the battle. The toll of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can appear in every part of life, including strained relationships, halted careers and a fading sense of identity. For Black veterans, the impact can be even…
Medication is supposed to help you and make you feel better, but what if your medication is triggering your face to make involuntary movements and even look different? That’s exactly what happens when some people take their medicine; it causes TD. What is TD? A serious and potentially life-disrupting condition, Tardive Dyskinesia (TD) is hard…
By Selen Ozturk White nationalist ideas once at the margins of U.S. society are increasingly shaping mainstream political debates and legislation. How are these ideologies rooted in Christian nationalism becoming normalized in public discourse, and what does their spread mean for American democracy? “The immediate cause was the election of the first nonwhite president in…